The Mono project, which builds a cross-platform open-source implementation of Microsoft’s .NET framework, has announced the availability of version 2.0. This milestone release delivers compatibility with .NET 2.0 and C# 3.0 on a broad range of platforms and architectures.
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Companies that rely on unlicensed copies of Windows are more likely to experience system failures and lose customer data, Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday, citing a company-sponsored report. According to the research, which was conducted by the Harrison Group Inc. but paid for by Microsoft, mid-sized firms — those with more than 24 PCs and fewer [...]

Because a large portion of end user machines attached to the Internet are Windows machines, Web developers have no choice but to develop Web applications that, while they don’t necessarily rely on Microsoft technology, do have to work properly with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser. That usually means developers require a Windows installation a
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In exclusive interviews, we find out why the creator of Pandora might have to shut down if it wants to make a point to labels whose best interests are playing out in Washington
—and whether Apple or Microsoft might have to bail out the Web’s favorite personalized music service, even as they unveil their own.
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A decision to dismiss appeals against the controversial fast-track approval of a Microsoft document format has provoked six members of global standards-setting body ISO to question ISO’s relevance. Brazil, India, South Africa and Venezuela — countries with fast-growing IT markets — had appealed against ISO’s stamp of approval for Microsoft Office
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Microsoft are poised to launch a new $USD 300 million advertising campaign this week, starring comedian Jerry Seinfeld among others. The marketing types responsible are intending to counter Apple
’s successful “I’m a Mac” line, but the slogan picked out is simply on the wrong foot from the start and is thwarted by Linux immediately.
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At OSCON, Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical Ltd. said he doubts Microsoft would file a claim against Linux developers.
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Microsoft’s online business(OLB) reported a $1.2bn annual loss thanks to substantial spending on R&D and increased marketing activities to promote Windows Live and Live Search among consumers to whom the internet means Google.Ballmer talked tough, telling analysts to brace for more losses from OLB as it “antes up” in R&D and marketing …
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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Wednesday issued a company-wide memo outlining his battle plan for the new fiscal year in which he singled out the Apple experience as a benchmark for future success.
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Calling all garage-game developers: How’d you like a piece of the Xbox 360 market? Small-time gamemakers who create games using Microsoft’s XNA development framework and port them to the Xbox 360’s community games service will soon be able to sell their creations to other Xbox owners.
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